“Local company brings produce to porches (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)” plus 2 more

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• Local company brings produce to porches (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)
• Real Runaways still rockin’ 30 years later (MSNBC)
• Just Cause 2, Red Steel 2, Cave Story – Weekly Roundup 3/22 (Game Informer)

Local company brings produce to porches (Royal Oak Daily Tribune) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:30 AM PDT By Keith Harris, For The Daily Tribune When Donna Webb isn't homeschooling her two children or tutoring kids in math, she's delivering fresh produce from local farms straight to customers' doors. Founded in June by Webb and her brother Stevan Dobrasevic, the Dobrasevic Food Co. was born out of a desire to give people access to fresh produce. "When Farmer Jack stores closed, my brother and I were talking about how it would affect people. We noticed that in many areas, people did not seem to have access to fresh produce and wondered if there was some way we could solve this problem. "We also thought about home-bound seniors, people that can't get out much, and wondered how they can get access to fresh produce?" she said. Not only is the Dobrasevic Food Co. delivering good health straight to the porches of all their customers, they are also helping deliver a stronger economy by using local farmers. "I try to buy as local as I possibly can and when we started this business, we wanted to find as many local farms as we could. I drove around a lot and visited numerous local farms and orchards in search of high quality produce and meticulous farming practices," she said. Two of the places Webb found on her drive turned out to be some of her biggest suppliers. "I found some that were really good like Kutchey Farms out in Macomb Township and Verellen Orchards in Romeo," she said. Even in the winter season, Webb is supporting local producers. "Right now, you can buy Michigan potatoes, onions, apples, pears, etc. because they're all storage crops, so what I can buy from Michigan, I do," she said. And when she can't buy from Michigan farmers, she still tries to buy close by. "It's still local in that we buy the least traveled produce, and use a family owned local wholesaler, Del Bene Produce." During the peak growing season, just about everything that Dobrasevic delivers is grown in Michigan. "What's really cool is that in the spring, summer and fall, the boxes are about 95 percent Michigan-grown and the only thing we supplement are fruits like oranges and bananas," Webb said, referring to the availability of local produce. Webb is not only co-owner of the company but she also personally sees to it that what they're delivering is of the best possible quality. "I personally go get all the produce every morning. I like to see what we're getting and what's going into those boxes because I want only the best produce that Michigan can offer," she said. The boxes of produce come in two sizes and typically contain 75 percent staple items such as onions, potatoes, lettuce, and apples, and 25 percent seasonal or specialty items, like squashes, arugula, kale, etc. Along with the freshest and top quality produce, the boxes include a newsletter that lists the items contained in that box, a recipe for some of the contents and a health column explaining the benefits of some the produce. When asked about the importance of the company, Webb said, "Because of the way people eat, especially the way kids are eating, the statistics prove that if you have it in your house, you're more likely to eat it, so if you have this box coming to you every week and you've spent the money for it, you're a little bit more driven to use it." Parents love the service because it saves them time at the grocery store and their kids are eating healthier and eager to see what fresh produce looks like straight from a farm. "One of our customers e-mailed me last week and said that her daughter was so excited because she was eating big bunny carrots — she thought they always came as the baby carrots that you buy in the bags at the grocery store," Webb said. "Another customer recently told me that her children look forward to their 'surprise box' every week and I personally think it's a great thing for kids to look forward to." For more information about Dobrasevic Food Co. in Troy, call (248) 577-0300 or go online to www.dobrasevicfoodcompany.com. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Real Runaways still rockin’ 30 years later (MSNBC) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 02:47 PM PDT "The Runaways," the biopic about the groundbreaking all-girl rock band starring Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, just opened this weekend — and PEOPLE caught up with real-life members to catch up on their lives 30 years after their split. Best known for hits like "Cherry Bomb" and "Queens of Noise" and controversy-courting style in the days when rock music was dominated by men, the band became an international sensation, inspiring countless artists who followed. "People would say, 'Girls can't play rock 'n' roll,' because socially, rock 'n' roll is sexual and that was threatening to a wide majority of people," says Joan Jett, who was 16 when she co-founded The Runaways. Adds Lita Ford: "We were before our time. Lady Gaga, Beyoncé — even though they're not [musically] like us, we led the path for a lot of women in the industry." Here's what happened after The Runaways' cut ties in 1979: Guitarist/singer Joan Jett After famously being turned down as a solo artist by 23 labels, Jett formed her own Blackheart Records in 1980 and churned out hit after hit including "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "Crimson and Clover" and "Bad Reputation." Now, more than 20 albums later — including her new greatest-hits CD — she's also acted in films (like "Light of Day" with Michael J. Fox), TV shows ("Walker, Texas Ranger" with Chuck Norris) and on Broadway ("The Rocky Horror Show"). Jett, who's single and a vegetarian, likes to unwind at her beach house in Long Island, N.Y., with cop shows, her guitar, and cats Greta, Stephanie and Dion. The Runaways' legacy, Jett, 51, tells PEOPLE, is simple: "It's about sticking to your dreams. Walk your own way and don't let other people dictate your path." Guitarist Lita Ford Post-Runaways, Ford, 51, went solo and enjoyed a reign in the '80s as the queen of metal, earning hits like "Kiss Me Deadly" and "Close My Eyes Forever" with Ozzy Osbourne. She married Nitro singer Jim Gillette, 42, after dating for just two weeks in the '90s and decided to put her career on hold for more than a decade so she could homeschool their sons James, 12, and Rocco, 8, at their island home in the British West Indies. She returned to the spotlight in 2009 with a new album, "Wicked Wonderland" — and no regrets. "You can't do interviews while you're trying to teach pages of multiplication, you know?" says Ford, who brings her boys on the road now that they're old enough to appreciate learning about new cultures first-hand. "Rocco visited three [European] countries on his last birthday," says Ford, who's developing a reality show. "How much more educational can you get?" Singer Cherie Currie Lead singer Currie, 50, penned the new book "Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway" on which "The Runaways" is based. After leaving halfway through the band's run, she pursued acting (she co-starred with Jodie Foster in "Foxes" and Demi Moore in "Parasite"), conquered a cocaine addiction (she's been sober since 1984) and became a drug counselor and personal trainer before marrying "Airplane!" star Robert Hays, with whom she has a son Jake, 19, a tattoo artist. After they divorced (she calls him "the best ex-husband in the world"), Currie reinvented herself again by learning a dangerous new craft: chainsaw carving. "Creating art is very personal," she tells PEOPLE. "There are only three things out there: the wood, the saw and me. I just love it." Bassists Micki Steele, Jackie Fox and Vicki Blue The Runaways' first bassist, Michael Steele (aka Micki Steele), 54, left after just a few months and in 1983 joined another all-girl group: The Bangles. Then came Jacqueline Fuchs (stage name: Jackie Fox), 50, now an entertainment attorney with a degree from Harvard Law School who also writes an L.A. cat care column for Examiner.com. Victory Tischler-Blue (aka Vicki Blue) joined the Runaways after Fox left and the two later became friends when Tischler-Blue, a longtime TV producer and director, made the 2004 documentary "Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways." Later this year, Tischler-Blue, 50, who raises Andalusian horses on her Palm Springs farm, will release a photography book featuring the animals, "Pura Raza Testosterone." Says the producer: "Being in The Runaways just opened up a whole new world for me." Drummer Sandy West Sandy West (real name: Sandy Pesavento), who co-founded the band with Jett, died in 2006 at age 47 after a long battle with lung and brain cancer, which followed an even longer struggle with addiction and the law. Despite her struggles, she had a reputation for being a loyal friend and, says sister Ellen Pesavento, a professional violinist, "was the most genuine well-meaning person." Adds Currie: "She was just a beautiful, beautiful human being who also had problems. Ever since The Runaways broke up, she just couldn't find her footing. She was just the greatest friend you could ever hope for and it will never be the same without her." For more on Jett, Ford and Currie's lives since the Runaways, check out the new issue of PEOPLE, on stands now. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Just Cause 2, Red Steel 2, Cave Story – Weekly Roundup 3/22 (Game Informer) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 06:50 AM PDT What do you know? It's another solid week for game releases. Red Steel 2, Rooms: The Main Building, and Cave Story are all hitting the Wii. Just Cause 2 is out for just about everyone else. Whatever you plan on picking up, I predict a lot of jumping in your future. I can't vouch for How to Train Your Dragon, though. I think you'll probably fly around if you end up grabbing that one. That's probably a safe bet. Anyway. Microsoft is launching its Game Room service this week, so you can play a bunch of old games in all their moldering glory. This will probably be the reason I finally install a breathalyzer on my 360. Games Retail Bakugan: Battle Trainer (DS) How to Train Your Dragon (DS, PS3, 360, Wii) Just Cause 2 (PC, PS3, 360) MotoGP 09/10 (PS3, 360) Red Steel 2 (Wii) Rooms: The Main Building (DS, Wii) Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) Downloadable Nintendo WiiWare Cave Story (1,200 Wii Points) DSiWare Drift Street International (800 DSi Points) Game & Watch: Chef (200 DSi Points) Game & Watch: Judge (200 DSi Points) Game & Watch: Mario's Cement Factory (200 DSi Points) Libera Wing (800 DSi Points) Microsoft Game Room Multiplatform Rock Band/2, Lego Rock Band • X – "Blue Spark" + • X – "The Hungry Wolf" • X – "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" • X – "Los Angeles" • Little Fish – "Am I Crazy" + • Little Fish – "Bang Bang" * • Little Fish – "Darling Dear" * • Ace Frehley – "Outer Space" • Carrie Underwood – "All-American Girl" + • OneRepublic – "Stop & Stare" + Songs are $1.99/160 Microsoft Points/200 Wii Points apiece. The four X songs are available as a four-track bundle for $6.99/560 Microsoft Points. Songs marked with a + can also be imported into Lego Rock Band. Guitar Hero 5/Band Hero •    Motley Crue – "Girls, Girls, Girls"  •    The Go-Go's – "We Got the Beat" •    Night Ranger – "Sister Christian" Songs are $1.99/160 Microsoft Points/200 Wii Points apiece, or as a three-track bundle for $5.49/440 Microsoft Points/550 Wii Points. Movies Theaters Chloe Hot Tub Time Machine How to Train Your Dragon DVD/Blu-ray The African Queen The Blind Side Brothers Fantastic Mr. Fox Men Who Stare At Goats Red Cliff Toy Story Toy Story 2 Comics Archie Comics Archie #607 Archie Double Digest #207 Archie Wedding Will You Marry Me Dark Horse Comics Aliens More Than Human Volume 1 Book of Grickle Chobits Volume 1 Omnibus Edition Chronicles Of Kull Volume 2 Hell Beneath Atlantis and Other Stories Guild #1 (of 3) Oh My Goddess! Volume 14 Star Wars Omnibus Boba Fett Volume 1 Wondermark Volume 3 Dapper Caps & Pedal-Copters DC Comics Air #19 Batman Streets of Gotham #10 Batman the Brave and the Bold #15 Deka Kyoshi Volume 2 Green Lantern #52 Hardware the Man in the Machine Hellblazer #265 Justice League the Rise of Arsenal #1 (of 4) Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Volume 1 Night Owls Volume 1 Northlanders #26 Northlanders Volume 3 Blood in the Snow Power Girl #10 Resident Evil #4 (of 6) Scalped #36 Superman #698 Superman Batman #70 Tiny Titans #26 Tor a Prehistoric Odyssey Victorian Undead #5 (of 6) Wildcats #21 Image Comics Darkness Origins Volume 1 Haunt #6 Haunt Volume 1 King City #6 Orc Stain #2 Phonogram Volume 2 Singles Club Pvp Volume 7 PvP Levels Up Shuddertown #1 Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #626 Avengers Initiative #34 (Siege Tie-In) Avengers Initiative Dreams & Nightmares Black Widow Web of Intrigue HC Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way #2 (of 2) Captain America #604 Captain America Reborn Daredevil Echo Parts of a Hole Deadpool #21 Deadpool Corps Rank and Foul #1 Deadpool Suicide Kings Enders Shadow Command School Fall of Hulks Red Hulk #3 (of 4) Halo Blood Line #4 (of 5) Iron Man Official Index to the Marvel Universe Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #61 (Final Issue) Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales to Astonish Volume 3 Marvel Masterworks the Invincible Iron Man Volume 1 Marvel Masterworks X-Men Volume 8 Marvels Project #7 (of 8) Mighty Avengers #35 (Siege Tie-In) Nemesis #1 (of 4) New Avengers #63 (Siege Tie-In) Peter Parker #1 (of 5) Prelude to Deadpool Corps #4 (of 5) Riftwar Runaways Homeschooling Secret Warriors #14 Stand Soul Survivors #5 (of 5) Tales of the Dragon Guard #2 (of 3) Thor #1 (Marvel's Greatest Comics) Thor Tales of Asgard by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Thor #608 (Siege Tie-In) Thunderbolts #142 (Siege Tie-In) Ultimate Comics Spider-Man the World According to Peter Parker Uncanny X-Men #522 X-Factor #203 X-Force Volume 3 Not Forgotten X-Men Origins Nightcrawler #1 X-Men Prelude to Onslaught Viz Media One Piece East Blue Volume 7 8 & 9 Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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